What is a key capability or characteristic of PaaS?

The correct answer is C. Ability to reduce lock-in. PaaS platforms ideally abstract underlying infrastructure and support open standards, multiple programming languages, and portable runtimes-all of which help reduce vendor lock-in compared to more tightly bundled SaaS solutions. PaaS does not support only a homogeneous environmen

Submitted by yuki_2020· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design

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Options

ASupport for a homogenous environment
BSupport for a single programming language
CAbility to reduce lock-in
DAbility to manually scale

How the community answered

(45 responses)

A
4% (2)
C
93% (42)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

PaaS platforms ideally abstract underlying infrastructure and support open standards, multiple programming languages, and portable runtimes-all of which help reduce vendor lock-in compared to more tightly bundled SaaS solutions. PaaS does not support only a homogeneous environment or a single programming language; in fact, supporting heterogeneous, polyglot development is a selling point. PaaS also typically provides automatic/elastic scaling, not manual scaling, so Option D is incorrect. Reducing lock-in through openness and portability is a key design goal and differentiator of well-architected PaaS offerings.

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#PaaS#Cloud Service Models#Vendor Lock-in#Cloud Architecture

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